Beware what you inject: Complications of injectables-dermal fillers

Maya Vedamurthy
Journal of Cutaneous and Aesthetic Surgery 2018 11(2):60-66
Cosmetic filler injections are most popular among the antiaging procedures. As in any other cosmetic injectable procedures, complications are likely to occur even under experienced hands. However, it is the duty of the aesthetic physician to identify and manage these potential complications. The objective of this symposia is to help the aesthetic physician to identify these complications early and manage them appropriately to improve outcomes.Read more ...

Simplifying injectables for volumetric rejuvenation of face

Shehnaz Zulfikar Arsiwala
Journal of Cutaneous and Aesthetic Surgery 2018 11(2):51-59
Volumetric rejuvenation with fillers is a minimally invasive technique used for facial volume restoration. Volume restoration demands adequate knowledge of fat pads and vascularity of the face and the understanding of the depletion patterns. Volumetric restoration with injectable has witnessed a paradigm shift in the last decade with a global rejuvenation, acquiring a predominant emphasis over focal wrinkle filling to restore the depletion pattern of facial fat layers. The techniques used to achieve...Read more ...

Dynamic relaxers of the face

Rashmi Shetty
Journal of Cutaneous and Aesthetic Surgery 2018 11(2):47-50
Dynamics of the facial aesthetics is changing rapidly as we treat more and more faces. Our understanding of the molecule at hand and its various applications only expands as our learnings progress. Perception and expectation of the end goal to beauty itself are evolving, and therefore newer ways of analyzing, understanding, and delivering of any aesthetic drug have to evolve continuously. Botulinum toxin is one of the wonders in the aesthetic world, which led the entire focus of the medical fraternity into...Read more ...